IMMUNOLOGY

MISCELLENOUS

VACCINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term best describes the outbreak?
A
pandemic
B
plague
C
infection
D
epidemic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An outbreak can be declared an epidemic when the disease spreads rapidly to many people. In December of 2019, the news was full of reports of an epidemic in Wuhan, China. Similar to an outbreak, an epidemic is defined by being contained in a small population, but the number of cases is larger than normally expected.

Detailed explanation-2: -Outbreaks are urgent emergencies accompanied by rapid efforts to save lives and prevent further cases. Photo credit: WHOA disease outbreak is the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a defined community, geographical area or season.

Detailed explanation-3: -AN EPIDEMIC is a disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region.

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